Marty Tripes (born June 29, 1956) is an American former professional motocross racer. He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1972 to 1980. He was one of the leading American motocross and supercross racers during the 1970s. [1]

Marty Tripes was a leading AMA motocross and Supercross rider of the 1970s and early 1980s. He will always be remembered for winning the Superbowl of Motocross at the Los Angeles Coliseum in July of 1972, just a few weeks after turning 16.

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Marty Tripes was arguably the most talented rider of his generation. He started racing when he was 12 years old and by the time he was 13, he was winning local races on a regular basis. In 1972, Marty, who was only 16 years old at the time, shocked the motocross Superbowl of Motocross in Los Angeles.

2020年5月17日 · And, true to its emerging form, the first one, named the Superbowl of Motocross, was highlighted by the heroic performance of a young Californian named Marty Tripes. “I had just turned 16 on June 29,” Tripes, already a factory Yamaha rider by then, recalls.

1973年10月1日 · Night motocross may not be what purists have in mind, but 40,000 fans got behind the concept in Los Angeles and cheered young Marty Tripes (Honda) (Photo 1) to victory for the second consecutive...

Marty Tripes rose to national prominence in 1972 as a teenage prodigy when, he defeated some of the best riders in the world to win the first-ever stadium supercross race. He is described as...

2012年6月14日 · Marty Tripes (born June 29, 1956 in San Diego, California) was a leading AMA motocross and Supercross rider of the 1970s and early 1980s. He is remembered for winning the Super Bowl of Motocross at the Los Angeles Coliseum in July 1972, just a few weeks after turning 16. That race was considered the first true stadium Supercross race in America.

Marty Tripes was signed by Yamaha in 1972 and after turning 16 he won the first Supercross ever at the L.A. Coliseum. He left Yamaha later in ’72 to race for CZ and took home Top American status at the Euro dominated Trans-AMA series.

2010年12月9日 · Marty Tripes sprang onto the scene in 1972 in unquestionably the most dynamic, fairytale fashion when-just a few weeks after his sixteenth birthday-he stunned the motocross community by winning...